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December 12, 2007, 6:31 PM
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Internet Dating
Wasn't sure where to post this, so feel free to move if this isn't the right place...
OK, well what do you all think of internet dating? and by that I mean 2 people talking via internet, and deciding to 'go out', but never meeting or communicating apart from via internet?
Personally, I see this as a waste of time... It's kinda silly. It's fine to be friends via the internet, but what is the point in dating?
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December 12, 2007, 6:34 PM
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Yeah... the point of dating is to get to know one another, both the good and the bad sides, to see if you still like the person as a whole; but over the internet, you only see the good side (perhaps a completely fabricated good side, which doesn't exist).
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December 12, 2007, 6:36 PM
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Exactly! Plus there isn;t much difference than just being friends if your e-dating... Apart from maybe telling eachother you love eachother - which again is something that I feel is stupid for the reasons you just said as well as the fact that that phrase has been said too much, and so has lost its meaning and significance
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December 12, 2007, 6:37 PM
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*nods* Yeah... I never liked this idea either... And for several reasons... One would have to be it just wouldn't work... What you're trying to do is put all your trust and attention into a person you've never even met, and, for all you know, they've already got 10+ girlfriends or boyfriends (or both) online in addition to maybe like one or two people in real life. It's hard to trust that...
Plus that possibly a child molester thing...
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December 12, 2007, 6:38 PM
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I don't see the problem really. If you care enough for one another, then do whatever you damn well want. It's no different to all other forms of long-distance relationships really. Plus it isn't just the internet, cause you've also got phones and other means of communication. A relationship doesn't have to be based on physical presence at all.
That, and I'm currently in one. 
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December 12, 2007, 6:44 PM
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OK, well out of curiosity, can you tell me how your (or any internet relationship) relationship is different to just being friends? 
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December 12, 2007, 6:45 PM
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Okay well...I personally don't give care if two people are online dating. There have been successful relationships from two people meeting each other online. We just don't really accept it because it's a new forum of communication, and the internet is a new forum of socializing. Yeah sure there is the risk of meeting a crazy person who will stab you if you meet them. It's just you have to have better judgment, and truly know the person.
As for actual online dating such as: "Oh lady Mary let's us go to the Beaches of Ashenvale and have a date on our Night Elfs!" That's a little iffy to me....
As for online friends, well, that's a while other story.
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December 12, 2007, 6:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt Bellamy
I don't see the problem really. If you care enough for one another, then do whatever you damn well want. It's no different to all other forms of long-distance relationships really. Plus it isn't just the internet, cause you've also got phones and other means of communication. A relationship doesn't have to be based on physical presence at all.
That, and I'm currently in one. |
Good for you, but I think of all long-distance relationships the same way. Successful ones aren't impossible, but they're the exception to the rule, which means you're lucky. I just think most people aren't willing to bare themselves enough online due to the lure of hiding behind anonymity. |
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I was hoping to be involved in one a while ago. With programmes like MSN and whatnot these days, it's much more easy to become close with someone over the internet. I actually did meet up with said person; I flew down to the bottom of England to meet her for the weekend. We'd spoken on the phone. I felt like this person was just my real life friends, whom I spoke to on MSN after school, only we missed out going to school together.
I'm not really against it as such.
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December 12, 2007, 6:47 PM
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OK, well out of curiosity, can you tell me how your (or any internet relationship) relationship is different to just being friends? |
Because feelings change and stuff. I knew her as a friend for months before-hand.
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